F&M History
Franklin College, the predecessor of F&M, first opened its doors in this year.
̶1̶7̶8̶7̶
This residence hall is the oldest still in use on campus.
̶D̶i̶e̶t̶z̶ ̶H̶a̶l̶l̶
In areas rich with Amish heritage, one can often find this distinct mode of transportation sharing the roads
̶H̶o̶r̶s̶e̶-̶D̶r̶a̶w̶n̶ ̶B̶u̶g̶g̶i̶e̶s̶
Lancaster County is the 10th largest producer of this product in the entire country.
̶M̶i̶l̶k̶
Though he played the British king in Hamilton, this actor is originally from Lancaster.
̶J̶o̶n̶a̶t̶h̶a̶n̶ ̶G̶r̶o̶f̶f̶
Originally, F&M was a bilingual college, teaching in these two languages.
̶E̶n̶g̶l̶i̶s̶h̶ ̶&̶ ̶G̶e̶r̶m̶a̶n̶
The protest tree is this species of tree.
̶W̶h̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶A̶s̶h̶
Amish women typically wear this distinct head-covering.
̶P̶r̶a̶y̶e̶r̶ ̶K̶a̶p̶p̶/̶B̶o̶n̶n̶e̶t̶
The significance of this date: September 27, 1777.
̶C̶a̶p̶i̶t̶a̶l̶ ̶D̶a̶y̶
Though more associated with a different Pennsylvanian city, this chocolatier started his business in Lancaster.
̶M̶i̶l̶t̶o̶n̶ ̶H̶e̶r̶s̶h̶e̶y̶
The first football game F&M played was against this team in 1887. (We lost btw)
̶Y̶o̶r̶k̶ ̶Y̶M̶C̶A̶
This building was the home of the F&M's first gymnasium.
̶D̶i̶s̶t̶l̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶/̶B̶o̶o̶k̶s̶t̶o̶r̶e̶
The typical Amish couple can be expected to have this many children.
̶S̶e̶v̶e̶n̶
Despite being the namesake for more than 45 public facilities, this influential colonial man never lived in Lancaster.
̶B̶e̶n̶j̶a̶m̶i̶n̶ ̶F̶r̶a̶n̶k̶l̶i̶n̶
This president briefly lived in Lancaster during his childhood.
̶J̶a̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶B̶u̶c̶h̶a̶n̶a̶n̶
Before we were the Diplomats, we had this mascot.
̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶N̶e̶v̶o̶n̶i̶a̶n̶s̶
This building used to be an aeronautical laboratory and housed multiple flight simulators.
̶K̶e̶i̶p̶e̶r̶ ̶H̶a̶l̶l̶
According to Amish tradition, all men are required to do this once they get married.
̶G̶r̶o̶w̶ ̶o̶u̶t̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶i̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶a̶r̶d̶s̶
Lititz is home the America's first and longest-running bakery of this good.
̶P̶r̶e̶t̶z̶e̶l̶s̶
The current mayor of Lancaster.
̶D̶a̶n̶e̶n̶e̶ ̶S̶o̶r̶a̶c̶e̶
̶F̶o̶o̶l̶s̶ ̶M̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶C̶o̶m̶e̶
According to the official F&M College Library, this is the most haunted building on campus.
̶W̶o̶h̶l̶s̶e̶n̶ ̶H̶o̶u̶s̶e̶/̶A̶d̶m̶i̶s̶s̶i̶o̶n̶s̶
The typical Amish condiment "Chow Chow" is made from the remains of this.
̶D̶e̶f̶o̶r̶m̶e̶d̶ ̶v̶e̶g̶e̶t̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶s̶t̶o̶c̶k̶s̶
In 1927, federal agents raided the Lancaster Soap Factory and found this illicit substance.
̶2̶,̶0̶0̶0̶ ̶g̶a̶l̶l̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶s̶k̶y̶
F&M's only Olympic gold medalist.
̶R̶e̶b̶e̶c̶c̶a̶ ̶M̶e̶y̶e̶r̶s̶